The Small Tapered Shoulder tool is sometimes called the Back tool. The unique cutter placement is perfect for turning under the shoulder of a small diameter turning such as a Christmas ornament globe. The following link is useful to see this tool in cut.

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To make a globe with these dimensions, the only tools needed are the Small Taper Straight tool and Small Taper Back tool. It is a pleasing form for the globe and it is amazingly easy to hollow a globe with these two tools. Just drill your hole to depth of the inside dimension.  Then open up the bottom with the Small Taper Straight tool, followed with using the Small Taper Back tool to remove material the Straight tool would not reach.  Final clean up under the shoulder of the ornament will make a very light and attractive ornament globe.  Be sure to blow out the chips on a regular basis.

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The overall length of these tools is 8”.  The additional length makes the tools useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems.  The 3 piece set can be provided with 12” handles.  Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market.  By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.

The overall length of this tool is 8”. The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems. The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle. Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market. By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.

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To review ornament globes from various known turners, a common thread is the globe outside diameter is about  2 1/4″ and the globe outside height is about 1 1/4”. Most turners will hollow ornament globes through a 5/8″ or 3/4″ diameter opening.

The overall length of these tools is 8”.  The additional length makes the tools useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems.  The 2 piece set can be provided with 12” handles.  Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market.  By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.

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The Small Tapered C Hook tool is used for undercut areas or in the “Belly area” of a hollow form or globe. An application hint for this tool … start the cut at the 7:30 on the clock angle and once engaged rotate the cutter to 8:00 on the clock angle. The following link is useful to view the cut in action.

For hollowing small hollow forms such as Christmas ornament, bells, pet urns, and vases the 3 piece set will provide the tools needed for hollowing.  This set includes one each of the Tapered Straight Tool, Tapered Hook or Belly Tool, and the Tapered Shoulder or Back Tool.

The Small Tapered Straight tool is often a “go to” tool used by many woodturners for both outside and inside turning. Similar to all hook tools, the cutter is to be used at about a 45 degree angle. The best use of this tool is on vessels when the reach is 3” or less. The following is useful information to use the tool.

The overall length of this tool is 8”. The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems. The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle. Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market. By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.

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The Small Taper tools were designed by Mark St. Leger, a noted box maker. The best use of these Taper Tools is on vessel’s 3” tall and smaller.  They are ideal for final finish form and shaping.  All tools are shipped with the screw and cutter installed along with the T-9 Flag Style Torx Wrench for cutter rotation.

The overall length of this tool is 8”. The additional length makes the tool useful to load into many of the captured hollowing systems. The Small Tapered tool can be provided with a 12” handle. Many turners use these tools in the various manufactured handles that are available on the market. By only exposing the minimum shaft length needed for your specific turning these manufactured handles helps increase the rigidity in the tools.

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